UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ----------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ----------- Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 15, 2003 CONSECO, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Indiana 1-9250 35-1468632 ---------------------- ---------------- -------------- (State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.) organization) 11825 North Pennsylvania Street Carmel, Indiana 46032 -------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (317) 817-6100 ------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) Item 5. Other Events. On August 15, 2003, Conseco, Inc. ("Conseco" or the "Company") and certain of its subsidiaries filed a fifth amended joint plan of reorganization (the "Plan") with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division (the "Bankruptcy Court"). A copy of the Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.2. The Company will emerge from Chapter 11 if and when the Plan is confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court and all conditions precedent to consummation of the Plan have been satisfied or waived. The Plan and related court filings, are available at http://www.bmccorp.net/conseco. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits 2.2 Fifth Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization of Conseco, Inc. and its affiliated Debtors dated August 15, 2003. SIGNATURES According to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. CONSECO, INC. August 20, 2003 By: /s/ John R. Kline ------------------------ John R. Kline Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer